"It wasn't the 300 pound, 17 year old patient I saw today, it wasn't even the morbidly obese woman's request for "tummy tuck" that I found disturbing..." click to read more...

30% of NC Citizens are considered obese.

NC ranks 5th in pediatric obesity.

10% of Health Care expenditure is attributed to treatment of obesity.

Obesity itself may soon be considered a disability!

Stop NC Fat is dedicated to helping raise awareness of statewide obesity, and enacting legislation to tax high calorie, low nutrition foods to help fund programs for education, physical fitness, and healthier alternatives.